Here in earthquake country, we’re all instructed from an early age to be prepared for unexpected homelessness. That compels many of us to keep certain necessities—extra shoes, water, blankets, cocktail shakers, etc—in our cars.

I just so happen to be acquainted with a few individuals who keep a bag in their trunk, not in case of natural disaster, but in the event that going home to an enraged significant other becomes an untenable option. In their cases, a motel emergency kit containing a toothbrush, set of clean clothes, and maybe an FTD discount card serves a similar purpose.

Our cars do serve the function of being a home away from home, and hence many of us might just keep it stocked with certain necessities of life. Do you do that, and if so, what’s in your bug-out bag?

As you all head off into the weekend, which will be a long one for many of you, I’d like to leave you with this amazing image of cherry trees blossoming along the aptly named Cherry Blossom Avenue in Bonn Germany. Being able to see sights like this are why the automobile became so popular in the first place. Here it’s like driving under a school of magical jellyfish… in Germany.

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School’s out and that means lighter traffic all summer long! What are you going to do with all of that new-found free time now that you won’t be stuck out on the road? I suggest this week’s Mystery Car. Make and model, you lollygaggers.

Here in the U.S. we’re about to kick off summer proper with a three-day weekend and a 500-mile race at a place they call the brickyard. The Memorial Day Weekend has been our nation’s official start of summer for decades, but it began as “Decorations Day” shortly after the Civil War as an opportunity for veterans and others to pause and thank those who gave their lives for the Ken Burns documentary.

This year is no different, and I’d like to take the opportunity to ask my country-mates, and those outside the U.S. if you’re planning on doing anything special in celebration. I’m planning a backyard barbecue with plenty of cold beer, some grilled chicken and this amazing black bean with chipolte-honey vinaigrette salad. Holy crap it’s tasty! How about you, are you planning to cook something equally mouthwatering? Or, are you planning on going someplace for the long weekend? If you are, what’ll you be driving?

You may very well remember James May’s excellent short series Cars of the People which delved into what made many plebeian cars so popular. I don’t think we actually needed May to tell us that it was a cheeky and engaging personality that endeared and elevated many of these cheap wheels to greatness. Still, who doesn’t like spending 57-minutes a week with the charming fop?

For today’s question I’d like to flip the idea of People’s Cars with personality and ask you all the hypothetical question if cars were people which ones would you want to hang out with? We all know that cars have unique personalities, a fact bolstered by James in his show, which of those would you call friends?